Middle Kingdom, Dynasties 11-13 (jan 1, 2125 BC – jan 1, 1650 BC)
Description:
1. People lower in social rankings began to commission statues, causing a large variation of quality2. Coffins imitating body form appear
3. Canopic jars with heads sculpted in human form appear
4. First obelisks erected at Heliopolis by Seusret I
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Date:
jan 1, 2125 BC
jan 1, 1650 BC
~ 475 years